Sebastian Sahli - great-grandfather of Joseph Born in 1791 in Germany. Married Anna ? b. 1793, in 1812 in Russia. Children include Theresia b. 1813, Joseph b. 1814, George b. 1818, Franz b. 1823 and Anton b. 1824 died 1853. See Sahli Family Tree George Sahli - grandfather of Joseph Kleinliebental. George b. April 29, 1818 married to Barbara Sperle, who died in 1856. Their children: Ignatz b. 1842, Helena b. 1848 and Seigfried b. 1849. George remarried Genoveva Diringer and had additional children, (Johanna, Karolina). Ignatz Sahli - father of Joseph Kleinliebental. Born Feb. 19, 1842. Son of George Sahli. Married Katherine Ashenbrenner. Their children: Franz b. 1866, Claudia b. Feb. 7, 1866, Joseph b. 1868 and Susanna b. Mar. 20, 1873. A second marriage gave Ignatz a son Seigfried (Fred, Oct. 4, 1883, d. 1920 in Hague, ND). Ignatz also had a brother Seigfried b. Feb 24, 1849. Joseph Sahli - son of Ignatz (1868-1947) married Magdalena Kocher (1872-1956) on October 11, 1893 in Russia. They had eight children: Katherine, Elizabeth, Frank, Peter, Gladys, Martin, John and Julie. These children together had 39 children not including adoptions and deaths.